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Rutgers SOE Students Develop App

Engineering students develop innovative iPhone
application for the Rutgers community

The prevalence of Apple products on
campus has sky-rocketed since the introduction of the iPhone. The iPhone
carries many special features, including the opportunity for each user to
design a smart interface experience of their own through the selection of
applications.

Recently, a group of undergraduate
students of Rutgers University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering designed
an iPhone application specifically geared to addressing the needs of Rutgers
students and alumni. “We wanted to develop something that was cohesive and
centralized to unify the decentralized Rutgers community,” said Team Lead, Kyle
Sherman, when asked of the motive behind creating such an innovative
application for the Rutgers community. “The iPhone application also has to be
easy to use,” said Dan Carew, who was responsible for the design and usability
of the project. “this is the first mobile application at Rutgers, we are
adapting to modern technological needs,” added Dave Buchman, Project Manager
for RU Lost.

Describing the RU Lost Application to
be “mutually beneficial”, the development team agreed that the project’s success
was reflective of their collective interest in their work. When asked of the
future of the project, the team responded with enthusiasm. Ryan Hennessey,
responsible for the data management aspect of the project, stated “We’re
looking forward to the android version of the application to extend our
experience to more than just the Apple community.”

“Anybody at this school, parents,
alumni, visiting faculty, staff members, and students will find this
application to be of use to them,” added Joe Morreale, the software engineer
behind RU Lost.

“We miss things sometimes, our biggest
selling point is that we’re open to ideas and comments,” said Sherman. The team
hopes that development is directed through both their technical expertise and
feedback from the Rutgers community.

The application was approved by Apple
and is available for purchase through iTunes. Please follow the link below for
more information and support the mobile revolution at Rutgers University!